I’m back! Arrived from Dublin just in time to head to a local Irish bar for a big St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Go figure. Today is all about relaxing, oh and laundry I guess. I have my favorite St. Patrick’s Day meal cooking away in the slow cooker. Actually, this is one of my all time favorite recipes ever. I am a little surprised I haven’t put it here yet, but I guess I have not made it in a few years.
Originally I found this recipe in Cooking Light (RIP), gosh maybe 10 years ago. Always a hit!
This recipe is the only the reason I still have a slow cooker. You can set it and forget for 8 hours. I suggest putting the it on a cookie sheet, as the juices tend to seep out a bit.
Served up with potatoes two ways – colcannon and steamed, as well as cabbage, and the vegetables from the recipe if you like.
I will never cook corned beef any other way. A few years back I tried this recipe on the stove top, in the slower cooker and Instant Pot. This slow cooker method won hands down!
The corned beef sliced up nicely this year, it typically shreds. No matter the result it is delicious!
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can low-salt beef broth
- 6 black peppercorns
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 (3-pound) cured corned beef brisket, trimmed
- 1 can/bottle Guinness stout
- 1-2 cups water
- Put chopped vegetables in the bottom of slow cooker.
- Mix brown sugar, tomato paste, and dill with beef broth. Pour over vegetables.
- Top with peppercorns and cloves.
- Add corned beef to slow cooker, pour Guinness over the meat. Top off with water until pot is no more than 75% full.
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
- Remove meat from juices and slice to serve.
If your corned beef came with a season packet, throw that in too. Also be sure to save the juices for boiling the cabbage in, adds great flavor.
I can hardly wait for dinner!
[Original post 03/17/13, updated 03/19/21]
I am going to have to try that! Sounds really good!
Sounds Yummy. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Sounds delicious. I love it but have never tried to make my own.